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London Citizens’ Mayoral Assembly: 28th April 2016.

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Eddie Playfair

Is it inevitable that politicians are held in low regard and that political debate is reduced to personalities or fleeting soundbites? Is there an alternative to disengagement and cynicism? A politics of respect and engagement is possible – and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged citizenship education, community organising, Democracy, elections, Housing, London, London citizens, London mayor, London mayoral accountability assembly, refugee, Sadiq Khan, Zac Goldsmith | Leave a comment

Barack Obama, community organiser

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Eddie Playfair

I was asked to speak on “Obama as a role model for young people”. To do this I think we need to understand what shaped Barack Obama. He didn’t come from nowhere. Like all of us he comes from somewhere and … Continue reading →

Posted in History, NewVIc, Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, Chicago, community organising, Hull House, Jane Addams, London, London citizens, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, Saul Alinsky, Solidarity, Toynbee Hall, volunteering | Leave a comment

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London Citizens’ Mayoral Assembly: 28th April 2016.

Barack Obama, community organiser

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